CaBS

Dont forget its only single pass also and 100mm high so I dont see pressure drop being a problem. Other cars with stock pumps I know of have been running setups like this without any issues.
Not an SR though admittedly. The Greddy GTR core we run on the S15 is 2" thick and largish normal rectangular size which is probably around the same as mine if you worked out the flow.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

bc.

Yeah yeah, I get it, it's just that I am an engineer and I get paid to ask these kind of questions. So whenever I see someone add any kind of cooler I always wonder what made them chose it and how much research they put into it.

Will you have a thermostatic switch to divert oil to or around the cooler?

__________________
* S14SR22 * 9.0 c/r * GT3071R *

jpvalencia84

this is one of the best builds i've seen yet...great job

CaBS

Yeh defiantly I'd never get it up to temp quick enough without it or maybe even at all in cold conditions. Thermostat wont open until around 80 degrees celsius and let flow the the oil cooler core.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

CaBS

Thanks man

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

CaBS

Took delivery this week of the GKTECH Knuckles I ordered towards the end of last year. There were some delays with them coming but this turned out not to be a problem cause the car is still know where near needing them regardless. Most of you will probably know about them already but for those that dont here are the things I like about their design.

There is 40mm of roll center adjustment built into the knuckles meaning I can run the front end 40mm lower than stock and still have standard geometry. The steering arm is modular so can be swapped out to zero ackerman or extreme angle version for drifters. Not really relevant for me accept that stock position is also an option which most if any of the other knuckles on the market dont have.

The modular arm is also height adjustable to tune out bump steer or at least get it ballpark. The rest can be fine tuned with the SPL rod ends. They have camber inserts so I'll no longer have to run shitty camber pins to achieve my desired camber which are weaker and a pain in the ass to adjust. They're CNC'ed from 7075-T6 and lighter than stock. I'll have to weigh them and compare to get an exact figure though.

Come complete with super easy instructions and torque specs for all the bolts.


Billet stock position steering arms.


Modular brake caliper mounts stock on mine as well to fit the R33 GTR Brembos. Can see the mounting points for the factory ABS sensors here also.


Camber insets for the mount onto the coilover legs. Have the offsets for each different colour etched into the top face of them.


Tidy CNC work, the cromoly spindles come pre installed.





Top down view.


Underside where the S13/S15 ball joint inserts go to suite the different tapers on the LCA ball joints.


All fitted together well of the three bolts holding the steering arm on the middle is shorter and only goes into the arm itself.


The other two go all the way through and have these nyloc nuts to hold them on the other side. They also have thread through the arm itself though.



Picked up a meter of 200g carbon twill and some more gear for further testing. Need to source some small glass panes to get the glassy finish I'm after. God damn its hard to handle though without effecting the weave.


Also shelled out for some quality fabric shears for cutting cause the other ones I was using were not upto the job.




More soon!

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

Beejis60

HATE you. Some Americans are receiving theirs. Still awaiting mine.... I've been calling it for July 1st was my expectation. Hope I'm wrong for sake of a sooner delivery.
Doublecheck to make sure your hub boss is torqued. Already seen one set arrive to someone and it was loose.

CaBS

Yeh ordered two pairs the second is still incomplete another 3 weeks to get the S13 LCA inserts sent out for them.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

CaBS

Tried the first twill carbon sheet screwed up and didn't put it at the end of the glass sheet so the angle when I pushed them together was too shallow and I got some air bubbles. Even standing on it didn't get rid of them totally (note the footprints :P)



Got a chance to weigh one of the hubs complete less the insert in the bottom and the camber pins it tipped in at 2.94kg.


Wiggins clamps arrived for the intercooler piping so no more blowing off cooler hoses unless there are some serious issues.


Very cool how easily they clip together.


Super light also.



More soon!

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

CaBS

Took delivery of my new wheels last week and am very stoked with them. When I ordered them around three months ago they were out of stock and I had to wait for a batch to be made.

Complete with Rays hair nets.


Self explanatory.


Love how the design catches the light.


Picked these up off ebay so I can do some test fitting.


so test fitting I did


The rears are swallowed alive in the guards. Going to have to get some spacers and check out some of the new LCA's coming out. The GKTECH ones are looking interesting and I think SPL have a new LCA design coming out also which I'm keen to checkout.





Currently no guards on the front to check fitment but lock to lock we're not hitting anything at full droop. Will need to check this again with the guards, bar and skirts on though.


=)


Full lock.






Stock vs new, slight difference.


Need to fix up the rear bar fitment, currently pretty average.


More soon.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

Beejis60

So jelly of the CEs!

EDIT: How close do you think your fronts will come to fitting without hitting anything on the inboard of the wheel well?

tricky_ab

Thanks for the update. That set of CE's look great!

CaBS

I tested them yesterday at full droop I can go lock to lock with about 10mm clearance everywhere. I cant remember what the castor is set at though. The real test will be if it can clear with the front bar and side skirt on but that'll happen later.

I've seen another car which had them on so it can work just might need some playing around.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

CaBS

Thanks man really happy with them.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

Beejis60

Ya, I'd love to see your alignment settings when you have them. I only have 9's or 9.5's up front, would like match my rear at 10.5.

CaBS

Yeh probably wont be able to run as aggressive with the castor as I was able to before but the grip trade off is worth it I think. Happy to share alignment specs when I get it together.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

ZacKisBacK_Fr

Very nice and informative build thread, thank you for sharing all of this!

On a side note, I didn't see if you can use a front sway bar with the GK tech set up?!?
Sorry if you already gave a reply to this question and thank you in advance!
I'm on the fence between this and the TDP set up for my front track, what made you choose this one instead of another?

__________________

CaBS

Are you referring to the knuckles? They're independent from the sway bar setup the bars connect to the lower control arms on s chassis cars. I will be running front/rear sway bars with them but you can do what with whatever knuckle you run.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

ZacKisBacK_Fr

My bad, thought it was a complete arms and knuckle set, sorry! So I could keep my actual FLCA and sway bar, that's great! Thank you

__________________

CaBS

Nope just the knuckles no worries glad your enjoying the thread.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

SupaDoopa

This car is going to look so stellar. I'm pretty excited to see the end result and finally good to see a more in depth look at the knuckles. They're rather interesting.

CaBS

Thanks man, yeh busting at the seams waiting so long to get it done and driveable.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

CaBS

Got a chance today to throw one of the CE28s onto the scales and was pleasantly surprised.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

Beejis60

Forged wheels rule, however, Enkei's of the same size actually weigh less and they're cast. Sad.

CaBS

They're not lighter they're 8.64kg so 200grams a wheel heavier for a 18x10.5 but the bang for buck is defiantly better with RPF1 but all out the Rays wins hands down.

They're not just straight cast either they have that spinning process they use which drops a heap of weight off the wheels and makes them stronger. Its like half way between forging and casting from what I can gather.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

Beejis60

It's a die casting process....


in the end, it's still not forged but still lighter.

CaBS

Playing around with the carbon I bought made a flat sheet sandwiched between two bits of glass. Came out ok for a first go there are some tiny pinholes if you look closely. Also the PVA streaks came out in the surface if you look very closely but I couldn't get this to come up on my camera phone.

Jimmys special cutting technique used his old mans table saw to cut off the excess bits.


After a wash unless your picky it looks pretty decent could probably use it for a basic dash panel.


Tried to sand out the PVA marks left in the surface with some 2000grit wet and dry. It worked but even a light sanding went through to the higher spots in the carbon weave around the same time it look the imprint out. So at least I know there was bugger all excess resin in it.


So I need to either not use the PVA at all just the wax. Spray it on evenly with a spray pack or the other option being finding a chemical release agent which leaves no marks that come out on the surface of the mould.

Please do tell if someone knows of a solution and are happy to share it.



More soon.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

CaBS

Last week my new Radium Auto Multipump surge tank arrived. Overall quite happy with it except for the fact I ordered two Walbro E85 compatible 400L/Hr pumps with it because their site said this.

"If you need pumps, the surge tank will come pre-assembled and factory pressure tested with the pumps installed. Please select your preferred combination of pumps from the drop down."

So I went ahead and ordered them pumps from them thinking what the hell its easier if its all already together I wont have to set it up. Knowing that I could have got the pumps cheaper locally but was happy to pay abit extra for the less hassle. When it arrived it wasn't assembled at all the pumps were boxed up still in with it. The end result will be the same though just a bit of a mess around and cost me some dollars.

Cause I'm only using the two pumps and this tank can run up to three one of my outlets comes pre plugged. The auxiliary port is now free to be used as one of the inlet/outlets from the stock tank and the other the return line from the rail.


Comes with this cool mil spec style wiring connector which is quoted as being ok for use with petrol, E85 and methanol.


Inside looks like a lazer cut alloy sheet which has been folded into shape and anodized also to create a frame which the pumps mount onto. I like the fact the factory fuel filter socks are still used and fit in the bottom of the tank. Obviously has the fuel proof connectors to power the pumps also.


Was pretty surprised how tiny these pumps are its amazing how much they can flow for their size.



According to the Walbro literature these two little fellas should be able to flow 656L/Hr @ 80PSI plenty for what I want hopefully.


Now just need to find somewhere nice to put it probably counter sunk into the floor which can then have a shallow box over it so effectively its outside the car. So I then wont need to worry about sealing off the rear of the car which would be a nightmare in a hatchback. Should also be relatively quite for how much fuel it can flow.

Slightly worried about heating the fuel but I'm hoping we can run these at a lesser voltage until a certain RPM then ramp them up as required so we're not circulating fuel pointlessly when its not needed and adding extra heat into it. The other option is to run them sequentially with non return valve in the line. If we need to cool it so be it but I'll deal with that if/when it becomes an issue.


More soon!

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook

Beejis60

Radium surge setup is pure sex. Love it.

CaBS

Cheers man, looked like the best thing on the market today. The only thing that pissed me off was it didn't come assembled like the site promised.

__________________

SXDevelopments on Facebook